Revised. Since the creation of man the game of chess has been played in one form or another. There have always been two sides, the side of good (God's team) and

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This books covers the lives and selected chess games of the following players; George Koltanowski, Ruy Lopez de Segura, Wilhelm Steinitz, Paul Morphy, Emanuel L